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780A Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH7 6DD

P/26/01436/PNCBDPrior Notification (Part3.MA: Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to DwellinghouseRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 22 May 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Prior approval for the change of use of existing rear ground floor from Commercial to a two bedroom flat.

Received
30 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Boscombe East & Pokesdown
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated30 Mar
  3. Consult.21 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 May

Decided in 53 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 780A Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH7 6DD. BCP has handled 792 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 10 days quicker than BCP's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across Boscombe East & Pokesdown. We hold 97 applications in total for the BH7 postcode area.

76% of outline applications at Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The applicant has failed to demonstrate that there would be adequate provision of natural light to the habitable rooms and this would impact upon the occupants of the proposed flat. Accordingly, the proposal would be contrary to the requirements of Class MA.2.(2)(f) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended). Furthermore, the proposal includes provision of a bin store and changes to a window. External changes are not permitted under Class MA. of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH7 6DD
Application type
Prior Notification (Part3.MA: Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouse
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 March 2026
Consultation expiry
21 April 2026
Consultation start
31 March 2026
Consultation end
21 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
1 Grand Parade Poole BH15 1AD

Additional information

Documents
25

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: BCP

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